Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to the Game Buoy podcast – your twice monthly port of call for gaming news and views that maybe aren’t on your radar, but most definitely should be! On this episode, recorded Sunday, March 20, 2016, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick look at both fun and serious examples of alcohol use in gaming.

This week, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the Podcast Pirates discuss a few examples of alcohol in games – but with an expected Game Buoy twist, they also mention some serious examples of how alcohol use and abuse is treated in games.

SPOTLIGHT PRINCESS

First Mate Slagkick discusses the original, the class, The Legend of Zelda! He shares his thoughts on why, although this is a popular and beloved game, he feels it is underappreciated when compared to other Zelda games.

Captain Spike has thoughts about The Division, Pokken Tournament, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, and Fire Emblem Fates. First Mate Slagkick has been mostly playing Pokemon, but also tried out the new Smash patch with Spike.